#CD6F42#CD6F42
#CD6F42 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.133 H 45.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6F42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 111, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 67.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.83, 33.38, 40.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.83, 52.81, 50.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.03% 0.0938 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.03% 0.133 45.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8474, 24.7449, 8.2523) |
| Luminance | 0.2474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.14
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.05
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.46
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.76
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6F42 #42A0CD
analogous
#CD425B #CD6F42 #CDB442
triadic
#CD6F42 #42CD6F #6F42CD
tetradic
#CD6F42 #5BCD42 #42A0CD #B442CD
square
#CD6F42 #5BCD42 #42A0CD #B442CD
split-complementary
#CD6F42 #42CDB4 #425BCD
monochromatic
#763B1F #A6532C #CD6F42 #DA9472 #E7B9A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#CD6F42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#CD6F42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6F42
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6F42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6F42 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897C3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9041
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05C65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6f42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 111, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.133 45.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29978',
500: '#cd6f42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6f42; $custom-light: #e29978; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6f42",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 111,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.424,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64029,
"c": 0.13282,
"h": 45.1
},
"luminance": 0.24741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6F42
secondary
#97C0D3
accent
#AFE146
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B